The youngest woman to have become a self-made billionaire ever. A former comedian and door-to-door fax machine saleswoman, Blakely founded the privately held Spanx undergarment business at the age of 27. Sales took off in 2000 when Oprah Winfrey endorsed the product and then when she signed a contract with QVC, 8,000 pairs were sold in the first six minutes. Married to a former rapper named Jesse Itzler, Sara Blakely intends to leave at least half of her wealth to charity and of her success comments: “In my wildest dreams I never thought I would have started with their butts. As it turns out, that was a great place to start”.  A truly inspirational and decent lady.

The Roll Call - INNOVATORS

1

Pete Cashmore (AKA ‘The Sage of Media’)

2

Sara Little (née Sara Finkelstein, AKA “Tiny Little”, “Corporate America’s Secret Weapon”,1917-2015)

3

Blake Mycoskie

4

Justin Weiss

5

Andy Dunn

6

Ena Baxter (AKA “The Queen of Soup”, 1925 – 2015)

7

George Frost

8

Yasser Khattak

9

Hilary Newsom Callan

10

Hart Main

11

Russ Weiner

12

Doreen Lofthouse OBE MBE (AKA “Mrs Fisherman’s Friend”)

13

Baroness Greenfield CBE

14

Carter Cleveland

15

Marissa Mayer

16

Brian Chesky

17

Dr William Shockley (1910 – 1989)

18

Evan Spiegel

19

Carlo Mondavi

20

Prince Fahad bin Faisal Al Saud

21

Percy Shaw OBE (1890 – 1976)

22

Laurence Benson

23

Sara Blakely

24

Dr Alexander Moulton CBE (1920 – 2012)

25

Joanne Moore

26

Prince Lorenzo Borghese

27

Henrik Fisker

28

Nicko Williamson

29

Edward Rigg